Robert Irwin is a novelist, publisher, reviewer, Arabist and historian. He was formerly a lecturer in the Department of Mediaeval History in the University of St Andrews and he is currently a Senior Research Associate of the History Department of the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University. He has published seventeen books, of which six are novels. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Memoirs of a Dervish is published by Profile in 2011.
10 Ebooks by Irwin Robert Irwin
Irwin Robert Irwin: Arabian Nights
This literary companion guides the reader into the labyrinth of storytelling within The Arabian Nights. The Arabian Nights has become a synonym for the fabulous and the exotic. Every child is …
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€12.93
Irwin Robert Irwin: Arabian Nights
This literary companion guides the reader into the labyrinth of storytelling within The Arabian Nights.The Arabian Nights has become a synonym for the fabulous and the exotic. Every child is familiar …
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€13.02
Al-Ghazali Imam Al-Ghazali: On the Duties of Brotherhood
On the Duties of Brotherhood shows how brotherhood can be an aid to spiritual purification and the perfection of one’s worship, as well as a source of help and comfort in the world. Readers will find …
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€20.19
Irwin Robert Irwin: Camel
A distinct symbol of the desert and the Middle East, the camel was once unkindly described as "half snake, half folding bedstead." But in the eyes of many the camel is a creature of great …
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€24.87
Ibn Jubayr: The Travels of Ibn Jubayr
Ibn Jubayr”s account of his journey from his home in then Islamic Spain to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, Syria, the Crusader Kingdoms and ultimately Egypt is a landmark text for the study and …
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€124.13
Ibn Jubayr: The Travels of Ibn Jubayr
Ibn Jubayr”s account of his journey from his home in then Islamic Spain to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, Syria, the Crusader Kingdoms and ultimately Egypt is a landmark text for the study and …
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€123.55
Robert Irwin: Memoirs of a Dervish
In the summer of 1964, while a military coup was taking place and tanks were rolling through the streets of Algiers, Robert Irwin set off for Algeria in search of Sufi enlightenment. There he entered …
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€17.99
Robert Irwin: Exquisite Corpse
This “off-beat, brisk and darkly comic” historical novel about an artist’s romantic obsession with his muse is “consistently clever and inventive.”(The New York Times) …
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€18.80
Irwin Robert Irwin: Alhambra
The Alhambra has long been a byword for melancholy beauty. In his absorbing new book, Robert Irwin, Arabist and novelist, examines its history and allure.The Alhambra is the only Muslim palace to …
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€27.37
Irwin Robert Irwin: Migrant Feelings, Migrant Knowledge
The digital storytelling project Humanizing Deportation invites migrants to present their own stories in the world’s largest and most diverse archive of its kind. Since 2017, more than 300 community …
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€37.15
